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The claim: Thomas Jefferson said the greatest danger to American freedom is a government that ignores the Constitution
Social media users are sharing a purported quote by Founding Father and former President Thomas Jefferson, who is frequently misattributed by politicians and social media users.
A viral Instagram post quotes Jefferson as saying, The greatest danger to American freedom is a government that ignores the Constitution.
The same quote and attribution was posted to Facebook by the page We the People on Dec. 12 and has over 400 shares, and by the Conservative Coalition of NC on Dec. 14, where it also has over 400 shares.
Fact check: Greatest danger to American freedom quote misattributed to Thomas Jefferson McKenzie Sadeghi, USA TODAY
The claim: Thomas Jefferson said the greatest danger to American freedom is a government that ignores the Constitution
Social media users are sharing a purported quote by Founding Father and former President Thomas Jefferson, who is frequently misattributed by politicians and social media users.
A viral Instagram post quotes Jefferson as saying, The greatest danger to American freedom is a government that ignores the Constitution.
The same quote and attribution was posted to Facebook by the page We the People on Dec. 12 and has over 400 shares, and by the Conservative Coalition of NC on Dec. 14, where it also has over 400 shares.